600-700 dollar PC Build

[TheGhzGuy]

Because we don't have enough of these!

Anyway, a friend of mine wanted to build a computer for gaming (games in general, weather it be CSGO or Battlefeild, or whatever)

He does live in the USA. (I can get Windows for like, 20-25 dollars)

 

Thanks!

[Guest]

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($204.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($33.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 380X 4GB Video Card  ($214.99 @ Micro Center) 
Case: Thermaltake Versa H21 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($34.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($84.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $648.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 12:47 EST-0500

Anyways this is what I came up with I know someones gonna come up and beat it, so yeah, you can get a 390 if you push the budget up to 30+ or 40+ more and your good for sending in the MIR's

[Weak1ings]

This will most likely serve him well

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($181.83 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: PNY CS1211 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.00 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($51.66 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380X 4GB PCS+ Myst. Edition Video Card  ($202.49 @ Amazon)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Window ATX Mid Tower Case  ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($44.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $701.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 12:48 EST-0500

 

[cortexcortex]

I'd go for this

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($204.99 @ Newegg) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($33.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($283.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Thermaltake VL80001W2Z ATX Mid Tower Case  ($22.99 @ Micro Center) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $683.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 12:52 EST-0500

[Starelementpoke]

17 minutes ago, TheGhzGuy said:

Because we don't have enough of these!

Anyway, a friend of mine wanted to build a computer for gaming (games in general, weather it be CSGO or Battlefeild, or whatever)

He does live in the USA. (I can get Windows for like, 20-25 dollars)

 

Thanks!

Just my 2 cents, left a bit of room for the windows:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tbTm4D
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tbTm4D/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($244.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus B85M-G R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($188.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.26 @ Mac Mall) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $672.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 12:59 EST-0500

Just now, CUDA_Cores said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($174.89 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($45.75 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($29.89 @ SuperBiiz) 
Storage: PNY CS1211 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.00 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung Spinpoint M8 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($45.18 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 390 8GB PCS+ Video Card  ($283.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($40.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $709.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 12:57 EST-0500

 

You get a 600W power supply

A somewhat OK computer case

an R9 390

8GB of DDR3

a haswell i5

a 240GB SSD + a 1tb HDD

all only slightly over 700

He´s still gotta pay for windows. And you just said how someone had an overpriced psu, which by the way is in the tier one slot for the forum psu thread, yet you have a very poor quality one in comparison. Also, that hdd is scary. And that case doesn´t even have front 3.0 usb headers.

[TheGhzGuy]

5 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

Just my 2 cents, left a bit of room for the windows:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tbTm4D
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/tbTm4D/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($244.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Asus B85M-G R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($64.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($27.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($46.89 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R9 380 4GB PCS+ Video Card  ($188.89 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($43.26 @ Mac Mall) 
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $672.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 12:59 EST-0500

He´s still gotta pay for windows. And you just said how someone had an overpriced psu, which by the way is in the tier one slot for the forum psu thread, yet you have a very poor quality one in comparison. Also, that hdd is scary. And that case doesn´t even have front 3.0 usb headers.

Sorry I was away. I'll see if I can mic and match these parts.

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, CUDA_Cores said:

I have worked in very cheap cases before and I can tell you that it isn't a lot of fun. That's why I went with the NZXT source 210 because it is a better constructed case. The PSU is overpriced but not by much, I am sure you could save a few dollars by going with a different brand that would be just as good (like the XFX one you chose above). Also, why is the HDD scary? I have used Seagate, WD, Hitachi (now known as HGST) and Samsung HDDs before. Samsung and HGST are my top brands as I have had many Seagate and WD drives fail in my possession, but only a Single Samsung drive in the 5 years I have worked with computers. 

 

 

More over the fact that you complained they were slow, yet chose a 5400 rpm one instead of the seagate barracuda for $5 more that was 7200 rpm. Not to mention the 8mb cache the one you chose had. I´m aware toshiba hdd´s are fine, I´m saying the one you chose probably isn´t the best choice, moreover for speed rather than reliability. And I´m not doubting the quality of the 210, I´m saying it´s 2016. With so many pushes being made to try and get type c and usb 3.0 out and phase out type b, there are other options that would do fine for cheap. For example, the elite version of the cases which costs only about $7 more. Or, you could´ve just dropped the idea of a 390 in a $700 budget, got a 380, got a case like a n200 or something, got an xfx or seasonic psu, and still be well under budget.

[Starelementpoke]

1 minute ago, CUDA_Cores said:

IDK man, at this point it really comes down to preferences. My priority is having the best GPU possible at the *slight* sacrifice of the quality of other components (there are worse PSUs to buy than an EVGA 600B). Whereas your build has slightly better components all around, but a worse GPU. At this point it is just a preference and what OP wants from their PC. 

The 600B is in the same tier as CX. You don´t get much worse than that. 

[Starelementpoke]

Just now, CUDA_Cores said:

you sure, ever heard of diablotek LOL

I said you can´t get much worse. Never said there wasn´t worse.

[tataklee]

54 minutes ago, TheGhzGuy said:

 

GO runs better with Nvidia, though the differences are somewhat negligible past a certain point.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($179.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($37.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($30.49 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.90 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE 3X Video Card  ($299.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Antec TruePower Classic 750W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply  ($54.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $687.33
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-28 13:39 EST-0500